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5/13/24

The South Carolina Association of Counties (SCAC) has named Parah Anderson of Manning High School a recipient of the 2024 Board of Directors Scholarship.

“It’s important to encourage our young people to be well-rounded members of society, and Parah Anderson is exactly that. Her impressive accomplishments, academic and personal, make her more than deserving of this year’s SCAC scholarship,” said Clarendon County Council Chairman Dwight Stewart, who also serves on the SCAC Board. “I wish her well as she continues her academic career and am eager to see what she will achieve in the... Read more

5/10/24

In the final week of the General Assembly’s session, both chambers scrambled to clear their calendars to get desired bills across the finish line.

The sine die resolution (S.1192) allows... Read more

5/7/24

The South Carolina Association of Counties (SCAC) awarded its 2024 Presidential Scholarship to Isaac Esuary of Liberty High School. 

Roy Costner (left) dressed in business attire stands beside scholarship winner Isaac Esuary, who wears a graduation cap and gown. Both smile into the camera. A high school gym is in the background.

SCAC President and Pickens County Council Vice Chairman Roy Costner III
awarded the

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5/6/24

On April 16, the U.S. Department of Transportation amended the notice of funding for over $1 billion for which counties are directly eligible to apply through the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) competitive grant program.

  • About SS4A grants: SS4A grants allow counties to carry out transportation safety planning and demonstration projects or construction projects on the 45 percent of roads and 38
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5/6/24

Of the $53 billion in national opioid settlements finalized to date, more than one third (38 percent) will be distributed directly to county governments. To help counties maximize the impact of this unique funding source, NACo is summarizing the evidence behind a subset of eligible expenditures that are high impact and often under county authority.

The latest strategy brief topics include:

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